13-letter words containing b, i, r, e, c, t
- non-obstetric — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonaerobiotic — Able to live without oxygen from the atmosphere.
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.
- obstetricians — Plural form of obstetrician.
- obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- overexcitable — Excessively excitable.
- particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- prescriptible — subject to or suitable for prescription.
- price bracket — a notional range of prices which consumers are prepared to pay for a good
- prince albert — Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- pro-celebrity — (of a golf tournament, snooker tournament, etc) involving both professional players and celebrities
- problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- recalibration — the act or process of recalibrating something
- recallability — the quality of being recallable
- receivability — the fact or condition of being receivable
- receptibility — the quality or condition of being receptible
- recombination — any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
- recyclability — to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- replicability — the quality or state of being replicable
- republication — publication anew.
- resectability — the state of being resectable
- right bracket — (character) "]". ASCII character 93. Common names: right square bracket; ITU-T: closing bracket; unbracket. Rare: unsquare; INTERCAL: U turn back. Paired with left bracket.
- rubbish chute — an inclined channel or vertical passage down which rubbish may be dropped for disposal
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
- schreibersite — a mineral, iron-nickel phosphide, (Fe, Ni) 3 P, found only in meteorites.
- semi-abstract — pertaining to or designating a style of painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- to be precise — You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.
- trial balance — a statement of all the open debit and credit items, made preliminary to balancing a double-entry ledger.
- triboelectric — electricity generated by friction.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.